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A View from the Edge: Hiking to Long Point in New River Gorge
The Long Point Trail in New River Gorge is a popular 3-mile round-trip hike that winds through forest, wildflowers, and rhododendron...


Skyline Spectacle: Chasing Sunset at Beauty Mountain in New River Gorge
Hiking the Beauty Mountain Trail in New River Gorge is a short, easy walk that delivers stunning views with minimal effort. Tucked away...


Stairway to History: Hiking the Kaymoor Miners Trail in New River Gorge
Hiking the Kaymoor Miners Trail in New River Gorge is a short but intense plunge into both natural beauty and industrial history. The...


One Foot from the Edge: Hiking Endless Wall in New River Gorge
Hiking the Endless Wall Trail in New River Gorge is an unforgettable blend of rugged Appalachian beauty and jaw-dropping cliffside...


Trout Run Valley: West Virginia's Most Underrated Backpacking Loop
Backpacking the Trout Run Valley Loop, also known as the Perry Valley Loop, offers a rewarding escape for backpackers seeking solitude...


Plane Crash Hikes
The following is an evolving list of plane crash hikes in the Northeast and Southeast, each with a brief description, location, and links...


Backpack the Big Beechy/Middle Fork Loop in Cranberry Wilderness
A good beginner backpacking loop in the heart of West Virginia's Cranberry Wilderness, one of the largest designated wilderness areas...


Hike to the USAF C-45 Plane Crash Site in Laurel Fork Wilderness
An easy-going day hike with a small amount of off trail navigation leading to the wreckage of a US Air Force C-45 that crashed into...


Backpacking the Spruce Knob/Seneca Creek Loop
Enjoy beautiful streams, waterfalls, swimming holes, high mountain meadows, spruce-filled alpine forest, and the wreckage of a 1967 Piper...


Hiking to the N28901 Plane Crash Site in Cranberry Wilderness
On the morning of November 28, 1995, Colin Campbell, a 31-year-old pilot employed by Casey Industries, embarked on a flight from Braxton...


Hike West Virginia's North Fork Mountain to Chimney Top
If you've never heard of the North Fork Mountain to Chimney Top hiking trail you're missing out. What might be the best hike in the...


Explore West Virginia's Seneca Rocks
In the tiny community of Seneca Rocks, West Virginia, near the confluence of Seneca Creek and the North Fork River, an imposing crag...


Three Days in West Virginia's New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
Designated a national park in 2020, New River Gorge National Park & Preserve is an outdoor lover's paradise. Every year nearly two...


Explore West Virginia's Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex
Resting less than one mile from the banks of the Ohio River, ten miles south of Wheeling in Moundsville, West Virginia, lies the Grave...
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